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Russian word of the day: Молчать

Jun 07, 2018 (see all)
молча́ть
[ mal-chat' ]
Verb , imperfective
Often used with the Prepositional
Perfective - замолча́ть
to be / to keep / to remain silent
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Examples

  • Ну что ты молчи́шь?

    nu chto ty mal-chéesh

    Why are you silent?

  • Он молча́л всю доро́гу.

    on mal-chál fsyu da-ró-gu

    He was silent all the way.

Молчать - Conjugation
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Same stem words

мо́лча [mól-cha] Adverb
silently, in silence, without a word
по умолча́нию [pa u-mal-chá-nee-yu] Phrase
by default

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